Video games can simulate anything. Play house, go farming, memorize playing cards, struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, be a god, be a magic goddamn dolphin if you want to be. The world is your oyster...Get the full article at ign.com

Updates to Call of Duty: Black Ops have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Radar now always activates when two players remain in a OIC wager match.
Pack-a-Punch ammo information now visible at wall weapon purchase points in all Zombie maps.
Addressed an issue where Challenges were not appearing in After Action Report.
Zombie Thief no longer freezes when target disconnects from Zombie Pe... [read more]

Update Activision has confirmed the release of the Escalation map pack for May 3. No price has been announced. The publisher said First Strike, the first map pack for Black Ops, shattered Xbox Live launch records in February when it surpassed 1.4 million downloads in the first 24 hours.

For centuries, man has been predicting the end of the world as we know it. The Mayans, Nostradamus, R.E.M. they've all been singing the same tune. What none of them managed to predict however, was that the world would be destroyed by Call of Duty. Well, the world of video games, at least...Get the full article at ign.com

We all might have a special combination of weapons, equipment, and perks for Call of Duty: Black Ops that works for us. But, there's definitely a learning curve when it comes to online multiplayer. That's where the pros come in. These guys are arguably the Top 5 players in the world and they use a v...Get the full article at ign.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike Content Pack is now available on Steam.

First Strike contains 5 incredibly diverse maps spanning the globe; featuring 4 new multiplayer maps and a new Zombie experience.

&#147;Berlin Wall&#148; features combat on both sides of the imposing wall; "Discovery" is a desolate, frozen German outpost in Antarctica; in "Kowloon", battle in the rain along the rooftops of a towering Chinese sprawl; "Stadium" is an intense locale with a pro hockey arena backdrop; and... [read more]

Pre-purchase Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike DLC before March 25th 10am PDT and and save 10%!

First Strike contains 5 incredibly diverse maps spanning the globe; featuring 4 new multiplayer maps and a new Zombie experience.

&#147;Berlin Wall&#148; features combat on both sides of the imposing wall; "Discovery" is a desolate, frozen German outpost in Antarctica; in "Kowloon", battle in the rain along the rooftops of a towering Chinese sprawl; "Stadium" is an intense locale with a pro hock... [read more]